i7 920 - i7 960 [?]

[ckoons1]

any advantage of going from an i7 920 Do stepping cpu to a i7 930-940-950-960 etc....?

overclocking? of course. under water

 

[DarkOCean]

from your 920 do in sistem specs the answer is no.

 

[erocker]

Yes, the advantage goes to Intel who get more money for overclocking the processor for you.

 

[Fitseries3]

higher chips give you higher multi which in case of these processors does you no good unles you plan to run DICE,LN2 or cascade as the cpus are limited by their heat output and not multiplier/bclk.

 

[ckoons1]

so they are basically the same except for the multiplyer? is that correct? even EE?
thx

 

[CDdude55]

Yes, the advantage goes to Intel who get more money for overclocking the processor for you.

Basically.

Theres not much of a difference between the CPU's besides clock speed, where in which you can just overclock that 920 D0 up to or even passed those speeds of the ''higher end'' models

Some would argue that the higher i7 models have a higher chance of a better overclock, but that's debatable. Really, you won't see basically any actual performance boost in going up in the i7 line up.

 

[erocker]

EE or Extreme Editions have unlocked multipliers, meaning you can overclock just the CPU by using the multiplier. The same as an AMD Black Edition processor.

 

[Fitseries3]

so they are basically the same except for the multiplyer? is that correct? even EE?
thx

yes. extreme chips are unlocked multi.

all higher end chips offer a bit more flexibility when it comes to blck and ram speed but not enough to justify the price.

now if you find a used cpu that costs around the same as a lower end chip then i would go with the higher up chip.

 

[CDdude55]

Ya, the EE CPU's are much more worth it imo if you want to get some easy overclocking done, but even then. There's not much difference in the actual CPU's themselves.(unless he gets a 980x).

Keep with your 920 i say.

 

[ckoons1]

thx guys. will keep what I have unless a higher level one [used] comes along as FITS said at an unreal price that I could get $ back by selling 920.
thx :]
if i did find one what would be the lowest level one that would be worth the time [930-940-950-960]? assuming price made it doable of course

 

[ckoons1]

hey gang
how good is an average i7 965 compared to average i7 920 and what is a fair price for a i7 965?
thx in advance:]

 

[Kantastic]

Nothing lower than a 950.

 

[CDdude55]

Nothing lower than a 950.

What would be the advantage of going with a 950 over an overclocked 920?

Please explain.

 

[DOM]

Intel I7 920 4.2 @ 1.28v

no point unless you like benching

 

[ckoons1]

no point unless you like benching

I like benching. I like all of it

 

[zsamz_]

i've had a few 950 n 975 cpus and my 920s are best

 

[Nick89]

None, there is no advantage.

Processor multi but thats it.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

hey gang
how good is an average i7 965 compared to average i7 920 and what is a fair price for a i7 965?
thx in advance:]

965 would be a fail unless you are using extreme cooling.

 

[Kantastic]

What would be the advantage of going with a 950 over an overclocked 920?

Please explain.

what would be the lowest level one that would be worth the time [930-940-950-960]? assuming price made it doable of course

Nothing lower than a 950.

Done.

 

[CDdude55]

Done.

That still makes no sense to me, if he's looking for a cheap i7 and he's willing to overclock, why not just go with the 930 as more likely it's gonna be cheaper then the 950 and the other i7's? It would be worth his time to pick the cheapest one(more likely the 930) and just clock it then pick the one that would be probably more expensive for him. Are you assuming all the prices are the same?

 

[ckoons1]

Done.

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[Kantastic]

That still makes no sense to me, if he's looking for a cheap i7 and he's willing to overclock, why not just go with the 930 as more likely it's gonna be cheaper then the 950 and the other i7's? It would be worth his time to pick the cheapest one(more likely the 930) and just clock it then pick the one that would be probably more expensive for him. Are you assuming all the prices are the same?

if i did find one what would be the lowest level one that would be worth the time [930-940-950-960]? assuming price made it doable of course

K?

 

[CDdude55]

K?

That STILL doesn't matter, even if he could afford that 950. THEY'RE THE SAME CHIP. Why would it matter, and even if somehow by gods grace his assumption exists and all those models of the i7's were affordable at the same time in his case, why in the world wouldn't he still go for the 930?, even if the prices were ''doable'' i'd still assume the models above the 930 would be more expensive(even if were talking a couple dollars), why would anyone buy it.

The only reason to go or a 950 is when Intel does that price drop on them that they have announced, until then, if all of the available models are out and kicking then in the case of the i7's, go for the cheapest, makes no damn difference.

I'm not trying to fight with you, im just trying to make sure he doesn't spend more then he needs to because some guy told him it's alright.

By ''doable'' your implying that they are all within budget, but as i stated above it make not a hell of a difference. I say, go with the cheapest one you find, and a good revision. Just because a price is ''doable'' doesn't make is a smart purchase.

K?

 

[ckoons1]

i've been checking stuff out on line and it appears the difference is the higher the #s [920-950-965-975] go up the higher binned the cpu is and better odds for a high overclock. does that sound about right?

 

[ZenZimZaliben]

I just finished installing and OC'ing my i930..I can tell you the only thing that will limit your OC is heat. So go with the best price that can get you in the i7 line. IF you already have a i920 then hold until the next gen i9's. Basically all the 45nm i9xx series run into the exact same heat issue. So they will end up oc'ing about the same. No point in spending more to reach the same end.